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TOl1lorrow Is HOl1lecol1ling Day
Layered Look .PROSCRIPT .' For Fall Fashion
..
'Jonrney' Is ,Repetitious;- ,.
But Extraordinary
(See)~age S) Second-clas! postage
paid at Richmond, Va. '.
RJOH~lONi> PROFE'SSJON.4.L INSTITUTE
PubUsped weekly (during the
school year) except during holl·
day and examination perIods.
Vol. 43--No. 7 Richmond, Va., Friday, November 2, 1962 Tel. 353-2711
Students Want Action • In Cuba·
Cuban Crisis Aired
I By Faculty Member
(Ed. Note: Last tt;eek when the Cnban crisis posed a tlu'eat
wOl'ld tva)', the PJ'OSCl'i1Jt asked Dr. Alden G. Bigelow, assistant 1)1'0-
fes801' of Social Science, to analyze U. S. action in light 0/ his back­ground
in hi,story and government. 'l'he following is his article deal­illg
with Cnba from 1898 to 1962.)
By Dr. Alden G. Bigelow
From an historical standpoint the present government in
Cuba has ample reason to both respect and fear the United
States. The victorious Americans in the Spanish-American
War made Cuba's independence possible, but the Cuban
Convention discovered that the constitution of their new
country must include a "special relationship" with the Amer­ican
government. The Congress of the United States out­lined
t his relationship in the Platt Amendment which said ·
H8I'\'CY Photo
Proscript Rellorters Conducts Interview
Mac Smith Interviews John Keys on Cuba
Disagree
On Methods
To -Be Used
By Dave Burton
RPI students feel that steps
should be taken to weaken
the Cuba government of Fidel
Castro ~ even if Soviet Pre­mier
Khrushchev upholds his
promise to remove all offen­sive
weapons and missile sites
from the Caribbean island.
But, an informal Pl'Oscript sur­vey
revealed this weel" the stu­dents
aren't in agreement as to
what .means should be employed
to curb the rise of commun'ism in
the Western Hemisphere.
among othel; things that "the
government of Cuba should
never by treaty with a for­eign
power impair 'its inde­pendence"
and "that the
United States should have the
right to intervene for the pre- Tomorrow
The survey was conducted aC1er
Khl'ushchev's announcement Sun­day
that he has ordered Soviet
technicians to stop work on missile
sites and to ship their missiles
home. The move came as an ap­parent
climax to a crisis viewed
by mogt observers as the most
sel'ious since Korea.
Dr. Ai<len Bigelow
Cuba, 189&-1962
,servation of Cuban indepen­dence
and the maintenance
of a government adequate for
the protection of life, prop­erty,
and individual liberty."
In a sense Cuba had in 1898
become a protectorate, and
American troops remained on
the island to preserve order.
Under both the Theodore
Roosevelt and William Howard
Taft administrations many Americans expected the United
States to annex Cuba.
It should- not be overlooked, however, that American
paternalism brought with it great improvements. American
doctors wiped out yellow fever and eliminated other tropical
diseases which had inflicted a high death rate on the Cubans.
American money and technology greatly Jncreased Cuba's
prosperity. Her exports, especially of sugar -and tobacco,
(Contiuued on Pa.ge .t.,
SGA Treasurer Yields Office;
Three Are Nominated for Post
Sonny Livesay, Student Govern­ment
Association treasurer, re­signed
from the position last week
in order to have more time (01'
academic studies.
Nominations for a new tl'easurer
were made in the House meeting
October 24.
Nancy Vhl, Christian Science
Club representative, Mary K. Bur­ton,
SGA corresponding secretary
and Pat Brown, Fashion Club rep­resentative
were nominated. A[ter
a waiting period of one week, the
. House wiH vote.
Duties oC the SGA treasurer in­clude
heading the Scholarship
committee. The tl'easurel' is a
non-voting member of the Senate.
Committee Named
In other action, four committees
were named and the Rules com­mittee
reported a change in the
wording of the constitution con-committee
will take charge of pub­licity
for Openings. 'They are Jim
\Valton, chail'man; Nancy Dhl,
(Continued 011 Pag:e 8)
Homecoming Turnout
L~kelr to Set Record Allhough several students inter­viewed
said they think a milit31'y
invasion would be in order if Khl'u-
By Jim Lawler I their spouses are invited to the shchev doesn't keep his word, most
The largest alumni turnout in the lun C I1 e 0 ." a~ gues t .,0 [the c? II ege .. students don't think an invasion
history of homecoming day is ex- There WIll be _ time available In would be the proper method of
peeted to swamp this campus to- the afternoon COl' alumni mem- aC~~~~r measures which students
morrow. bers to "get re-acquainted with. old
I'We should have more participa- friends and the school," Ml', Ed- advanced as possible ways to pre-lion
this year than in any of the wards said. " vent the spread of communism in
past," predicted W. O. Edwards, The day's events will close with the West are:
alumni co-ordinatOl'. "We \VeJ'e most a reception, social hour and dinner- 1) adoption of· a "wait-see" pol­pleased
for example to leaI'll that dance at 6:00 p.m. at Holiday Inn icy by the U. S. until internal strife
a group of ladies from the class of on Robin Hood Rd. leads to a Cuban revolution, and
1931 are' planning to attend." .'\l-t Drawing t~'~ ~dO~iO~lof ~ n.ltO~e ~g~~'eSSi~e
M.l'. Edwards said iiivitations had Maurice BOnds, professor of Fine I~al~ u C:st;'o's lehen'lli's:heri: I~:~ve;
been mailed to over 2,000 old-grads Arts, and Theresa Pollak, professor drive.
thl'Oughout the world and he ex- of Art, will donate selections of art Here are some views about the
pecled appl'Oximately 250 to return
to their alma mater for t.he annual
wOl'k to be given away at a draw­ing
during the festivities at Holi­reunion.
Alumni from Washington, day Inn.
Norfolk, and North CaJ'olina have The annual homecoming is the
formed cal' pools in order t.o at- first event sponsored by the Alumni
crisis as advanced by students:
Charlotte Major, a Liberal Arts
freshman from Portsmouth, said
she doesn't think that removal .of
missile ba ses in Cuba is enough.
tend, Edwards said.
Among the events scheduled [01'
Saturday's reunion are, presidents
reception at 10:00 and an Alumni
Association I un c h eon at 12 :30.
AlUmni and faculty members and
Association since the college has
been established as a separate in_
stitution. According to Alumni Vice
President G. W. Norris, this is the
first opportunity for the group to
effectively innuence the RPI's fu­ture.
Questions such as "Do you feel
"Communists in Cuba should be
eliminated," Charlotte said, " but
not by direct US attack. We should
wait fol' a 'Hu'ngarian-type' revolu­tion
against Casll:o and then Inter­vene
with force."
(Continued on Page ")
the school's -name should be H B II
changed?" and "What changes do arvest a
you think should be made in the
curriculum of your department?" Will Feature
will be presented to the alumni for '
their views. ~I d H
The school's Board of Visitors, W 00 Y ermal}
the Richmond city council and the
members of the state legislature By Linda Murphy
from this area wiIJ be guests for Woody Herman, of " Wood chop-the
day. per's Ball" fame, wi]] pl'ovide
music [or Openings, a Student Gov­ernment
sponsored dance.
Welfare Department
Gains RPI Graduate
The dance wi11 be held from 9
to 1 a.m. Friday in the Mosque
ballroom.
, cerning tile naming of a parlia­me~
tal'ia~.
Th .• "' ''Mardi Gras" pubJicity
Alumni Officers I\la·ke Final Plans for Homecoming
Bill Norris, Brooks Traweek and Pat Bryant Are Officers .
Miss Elizabeth MOl'gan Cowan
o[ Richmond, 1962 graduate of
RPI, completed the state exami­nation
for social workel'S and was
appointed recently to the staff of
the Chesterfield county welfare de­padment.
Herman's "Herd", which is cele­brating
its 25th annivel'sary this
year, will also play for a conc,ert
in the Gym. The time [or the con­cert
has not been set.
(Continued on P8g" 3)
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Students Want Action in Cuba: Disagree on Methods To Be Used -- Cuban Crisis Aired By Faculty Member -- Homecoming Turnout Likely to Set Record -- Harvest Ball Will Feature Woody Herman -- SGA treasurer Yields Office -- Three Are Nominated for Post

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Published by the students of the Richmond Professional Institute, College of William and Mary (1940-1947); The Richmond Professional Institute and Virginia Polytechnic Institute cooperating (1947-1955); Richmond Professional Institute of the Colege of William and Mary <1955-1962>; Richmond Professional Institute, Sept. 21, 1962-May 24, 1968; Virginia Commonwealth University, Sept. 20, 1968-May 23, 1969.

TOl1lorrow Is HOl1lecol1ling Day
Layered Look .PROSCRIPT .' For Fall Fashion
..
'Jonrney' Is ,Repetitious;- ,.
But Extraordinary
(See)~age S) Second-clas! postage
paid at Richmond, Va. '.
RJOH~lONi> PROFE'SSJON.4.L INSTITUTE
PubUsped weekly (during the
school year) except during holl·
day and examination perIods.
Vol. 43--No. 7 Richmond, Va., Friday, November 2, 1962 Tel. 353-2711
Students Want Action • In Cuba·
Cuban Crisis Aired
I By Faculty Member
(Ed. Note: Last tt;eek when the Cnban crisis posed a tlu'eat
wOl'ld tva)', the PJ'OSCl'i1Jt asked Dr. Alden G. Bigelow, assistant 1)1'0-
fes801' of Social Science, to analyze U. S. action in light 0/ his back­ground
in hi,story and government. 'l'he following is his article deal­illg
with Cnba from 1898 to 1962.)
By Dr. Alden G. Bigelow
From an historical standpoint the present government in
Cuba has ample reason to both respect and fear the United
States. The victorious Americans in the Spanish-American
War made Cuba's independence possible, but the Cuban
Convention discovered that the constitution of their new
country must include a "special relationship" with the Amer­ican
government. The Congress of the United States out­lined
t his relationship in the Platt Amendment which said ·
H8I'\'CY Photo
Proscript Rellorters Conducts Interview
Mac Smith Interviews John Keys on Cuba
Disagree
On Methods
To -Be Used
By Dave Burton
RPI students feel that steps
should be taken to weaken
the Cuba government of Fidel
Castro ~ even if Soviet Pre­mier
Khrushchev upholds his
promise to remove all offen­sive
weapons and missile sites
from the Caribbean island.
But, an informal Pl'Oscript sur­vey
revealed this weel" the stu­dents
aren't in agreement as to
what .means should be employed
to curb the rise of commun'ism in
the Western Hemisphere.
among othel; things that "the
government of Cuba should
never by treaty with a for­eign
power impair 'its inde­pendence"
and "that the
United States should have the
right to intervene for the pre- Tomorrow
The survey was conducted aC1er
Khl'ushchev's announcement Sun­day
that he has ordered Soviet
technicians to stop work on missile
sites and to ship their missiles
home. The move came as an ap­parent
climax to a crisis viewed
by mogt observers as the most
sel'ious since Korea.
Dr. Ai